A fire erupted at the construction site of the new Avenues Mall extension project with fire department teams dealing with the situation, said a statement Thursday. The fire is now under total control due to the efforts by the responding fire department teams.

Kuwait Fire Service Directorate's (KFSD) Deputy Director General Jamal Al-Blaihees told KUNA that efforts of the five firefighting teams succeeded to contain the fire; adding damage was limited to material only.